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40 You have broken down all his[a] walls;
you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.
41 All who pass by[b] have robbed him;
he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.
42 You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious,[c]
and all his enemies to rejoice.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:40 tn The king here represents the land and cities over which he rules.
  2. Psalm 89:41 tn Heb “all the passersby on the road.”
  3. Psalm 89:42 tn Heb “you have lifted up the right hand of his adversaries.” The idiom “the right hand is lifted up” refers to victorious military deeds (see Pss 89:13; 118:16).